token

Release date (vinyl + digital): 12th of March

TRACKLIST
A1. Elliptic
A2. Asymmetrical Four
B1. The Realm
B2. Through The Lines


The start to Token’s 5th year didn’t go by unnoticed. Phase’s last EP smacked everyone in the face, receiving broad support from the likes of Ben Klock, Blawan, Surgeon &amp; Dave Clarke.

For our 21st release, we’re very happy to introduce Xhin, the unique Singaporean talent who's been on our radar for a few years now. In November of 2011, he released his second album ‘Sword’ on Stroboscopic Artefacts (his artistic home) to worldwide critical acclaim. Xhin's process seamlessly traverses analogue and digital production, and 'Sword' harboured electronic music that ranges from brutal club sounds to deep and delicate murmurs.

His ‘The Realm Ep’ for Token continues on this path. From the intense beauty of ‘Elliptic’ to the devastating ‘Through The Lines’ over the brutal edges of the monster title track &amp; ‘Asymmetrical Four’, Xhin proves he’s capable of flexing both your body &amp; your soul.

And that’s what Token’s been about since day one; candy for your third ear.


Token Introspective mixed by Kr!z

Xhin - Elliptic

Release date (vinyl + digital): 12th of March

TRACKLIST
A1. Elliptic
A2. Asymmetrical Four
B1. The Realm
B2. Through The Lines


The start to Token’s 5th year didn’t go by unnoticed. Phase’s last EP smacked everyone in the face, receiving broad support from the likes of Ben Klock, Blawan, Surgeon &amp; Dave Clarke.

For our 21st release, we’re very happy to introduce Xhin, the unique Singaporean talent who's been on our radar for a few years now. In November of 2011, he released his second album ‘Sword’ on Stroboscopic Artefacts (his artistic home) to worldwide critical acclaim. Xhin's process seamlessly traverses analogue and digital production, and 'Sword' harboured electronic music that ranges from brutal club sounds to deep and delicate murmurs.

His ‘The Realm Ep’ for Token continues on this path. From the intense beauty of ‘Elliptic’ to the devastating ‘Through The Lines’ over the brutal edges of the monster title track &amp; ‘Asymmetrical Four’, Xhin proves he’s capable of flexing both your body &amp; your soul.

And that’s what Token’s been about since day one; candy for your third ear.

The Realm EP

Xhin - Through The Lines

Ctrls - Interface EP

Release date: 23rd of April 

TRACKLIST
A Socket
B1 Social Vector
B2 Encrypted Sex


After releases by Phase &amp; Xhin, which left the techno scene with a pair of extra holes, Token now introduces its third release for 2012.
We introduce a new name: Ctrls, from Copenhagen, Denmark.
A new name, but not a new artist. Troels B-Knudsen is an ex drum &amp; bass head and earned his producer stripes throughout the years. He slowly made his transition to techno and last year him &amp; long time friend Lasse Buhl formed Northern Structures. To great acclaim, they released their first 2 EP's on Adam X's legendary Sonic Groove label.

2012 sees the start of a new chapter, his solo project: Ctrls.
His debut for Token is called 'Interface EP' and holds 3 powerful pieces in Ctrls' own style: hard edged, stripped down, metallic sounds, detailed drum programming and a mean low end.

With this first EP and a follow up in the works, we're excited to add Ctrls to the Token roster.
Take notice.

Ctrls - Socket

PHASE - BINARY OPPOSITION REPROCESSED 

release date: 25th of June 2012 (vinyl &amp; digital)

TRACKLIST

part 1:
a: Sigha Process
aa: Peter Van Hoesen Process

part 2:
a: Planetary Assault Systems Process
aa: Ctrls Process

part 3: 
a: Ben Klock Process
aa: Inigo Kennedy Process

INFO
 
Beginning of 2012 Phase caused quite a storm in techno’s landscape with the release of ‘Binary Opposition’. Both versions, “Process 1 &amp; 2”, fierce pieces of relentless yet deep techno, got on heavy rotation by Blawan, Ben Klock, Surgeon, Marcel Dettmann, Dave Clarke, to name a few.
 
A few months later, we present ‘Binary Opposition Reprocessed’. Assembling a remix package for this project wasn’t a difficult task, as all remixers were noted fans of the original tracks and supporters of Phase as an artist.

Phase - Binary Opposition (Ben Klock Process)

Release date (vinyl &amp; digital): 20th of August

Japan’s finest techno export is back. Since his last release for Token in 2010, Go Hiyama  has graced other heavyweight techno institutions like Stroboscopic Artefacts, Perc Trax &amp; Audio Assault. Now he returns to Token, following Phase’s highly acclaimed ‘Binary Opposition Reprocessed’ earlier this summer.

‘Arc One’ contains 3 tracks, each with a different timbre. ‘Farnsworth House’ focuses on hazy atmospherics over a stomping drum pattern, while ‘Dymaxion Map’ is a more of an instant heavy hitter with punishing percussion.
Go keeps the best for the flip side track. ‘Fallingwater’ builds slowly over a tough yet sophisticated off beat rhythm. Tension grows while the haunting noisy synths lead to a thrilling breakdown, after which it kicks back in ferociously.

Go Hiyama remains one the most interesting techno artists of the last decennium and continues to intrigue by reinventing his sound without losing that recognisable touch. I’m a fan, to say the least.

(Kr!z)

TRACKLIST
A1. Farnsworth House
A2. Dymaxion Map
B.  Fallingwater

www.tokenrecords.com

Arc One

Go Hiyama - Farnsworth House

Release date (vinyl &amp; digital): 20th of August

Japan’s finest techno export is back. Since his last release for Token in 2010, Go Hiyama  has graced other heavyweight techno institutions like Stroboscopic Artefacts, Perc Trax &amp; Audio Assault. Now he returns to Token, following Phase’s highly acclaimed ‘Binary Opposition Reprocessed’ earlier this summer.

‘Arc One’ contains 3 tracks, each with a different timbre. ‘Farnsworth House’ focuses on hazy atmospherics over a stomping drum pattern, while ‘Dymaxion Map’ is a more of an instant heavy hitter with punishing percussion.
Go keeps the best for the flip side track. ‘Fallingwater’ builds slowly over a tough yet sophisticated off beat rhythm. Tension grows while the haunting noisy synths lead to a thrilling breakdown, after which it kicks back in ferociously.

Go Hiyama remains one the most interesting techno artists of the last decennium and continues to intrigue by reinventing his sound without losing that recognisable touch. I’m a fan, to say the least.

(Kr!z)

TRACKLIST
A1. Farnsworth House
A2. Dymaxion Map
B. Fallingwater

www.tokenrecords.com

Go Hiyama - Fallingwater

The new Inigo Kennedy 12" is dropping on Token in 3 weeks (17th of September). 
In the meantime Inigo recorded a new podcast for us, including the 2 new tracks 'Spectre' & 'Wonderhorse' + a crazy selection of other new (and some old) bits. Peep the heavy tracklist out below.



Orphx - Preta Loka [sg1253]
Kangding Ray - Pruitt Igoe (Or Version) [rn123]
Inigo Kennedy - Spectre [token24]
The Fear Ratio - Skana [bp035]
Inigo Kennedy - Wonderhorse [token24]
Phase - Binary Opposition (Ben Klock Process) [token20z]
Nil - Nil (Kazuya Kawakami Remix) [hhx02]
Go Hiyama - Fallingwater [token23]
Death Abyss - Come As The Reaper And Thus You Will Sow (Israel Vines Remix) [mak035]
Pär Grindvik - Lead [sthlmltd024]
Walker & Kennedy - Parity Function [inner004]
Samuli Kemppi - Vast [dsh001]
Ctrls - Social Vector [token22]
Cristian Vogel - Snakes In The Grass [strike137]
Cosmin TRG - Vertigo [50weapons019]
Dscrd - Graphene [sam012]
Shed - I Come By Night [50weaponscd008]
Phase - Binary Opposition (Inigo Kennedy Process) [token20z]
Death Abyss - Fill Your Heart With Hate [mak036]
Patrick Pulsinger - Construction Tool [db142cd]
Inigo Kennedy - Disquiet [semantica36]
Developer - Brujas (Donor Remix) [semantica39x]
Tommy Four Seven - Enki [sam013]
NX1 - DR (Paul Boex Remix) [dgr010]
Pfirter - Fractales [mt001]
Surgeon - As You Breathe Here Now [semantica50]
Rrose - A, With All Faces Bleached Out [sd20]
ADS - Transversal [avn003]
Paula Temple - Miyako [mtz007]
Inigo Kennedy - Shapeshifter [semantica36]
Inigo Kennedy - The Shard [token14]

Inigo Kennedy - 2012 Token Podcast

Release date (vinyl &amp; digital): 17th of September 2012

"Five years ago, Token was born with the release of Inigo Kennedy’s ‘Identify Yourself’. Since then, each of his EP’s has been a milestone in the label’s growth and this new 2-tracker promises to be no different.
Inigo’s style is hard to define. It can be dark, dreamy, fast, slow, hard hitting, industrial, melodic or more, but you always know it’s him. Over the years he developed a unique sonic identity while always enhancing his technical and creative expertise.

Token 24, which has a double a-side, reflects all of this. ‘Spectre’ hits hard yet gloomy. Relentless drums bathing in reverb and a strange synth line create yet another unique IK-piece. 
‘Wonderhorse’ is built on the same foundations but explores a more melodic &amp; psychedelic trajectory.

We know we have kept you waiting for new Kennedy wizardry since last years ‘Revenge’, but this should definitely make up for that." (Kr!z)

TRACKLIST
A. Inigo Kennedy - Spectre
AA. Inigo Kennedy - Wonderhorse 

www.inigokennedy.com
www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/inigo.kennedy.music
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Spectre / Wonderhorse

Inigo Kennedy - Wonderhorse

Release date: 22nd of October (vinyl &amp; digital)

Phase strikes back after ‘Binary Opposition’ and does it with ease.
Two tracks, two different sides of the spectrum. One takes you to the sun, the other one to the dark side of the moon.
Astral travelling at it’s best.


TRACKLIST
a: Behind The Sun
aa: The Chasedown

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/ashleyphase
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Phase - The Chasedown

Release date (vinyl & digital): 28th of Janaury 2013

Six years ago, Token was born with the release of Inigo Kennedy's 'Identify Yourself'. Since then, each of his EP's has been a milestone in the label's growth and this new 3-tracker promises to be no different.

Title track ‘Cathedral’ has you floating under its arches at a sheer height above the heads of its 
worshipers, while ‘Chamber’ takes you back down straight to the centre of the dance floor. Closing the EP is the graceful ‘Accordion’, which could be the soundtrack to a lucid dream.

Token starts 2013 in pure Inigo Kennedy style: dark, refined and oh so magnetic.

TRACKLIST
A. Inigo Kennedy - Cathedral
B1. Inigo Kennedy - Chamber
B2. Inigo Kennedy - Accordion

www.inigokennedy.com
www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/inigo.kennedy.music
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Inigo Kennedy - Cathedral

release date (vinyl & digital): 4th of March 2013


After last years critically acclaimed ‘The Realm EP’, Xhin returns to Token with new savagery.

‘Projection’ sets the mood perfectly with its dark throbbing sound textures, while the real storm gathers during the title track, which showcases fierce percussion and a mean low end. When Xhin unleashes his demons in the brutal ‘Hunters’, the earth shakes under the heavy artillery of spiky, menacing drums. ‘A Different Angle’ is the soundtrack to the aftermath and guides us back to safer grounds accompanied by dark layers of dense atmospherics.

This EP sucks you right in and before you know it, you find yourself trapped in this ‘Dark Tiled Landscape’. Welcome back Xhin.


TRACKLIST
A1 Projection
A2 Dark Tiled Landscape
B1 Hunters
B2 A Different Angle


www.xhin.com
www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/xhin.official
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords


Dark Tiled Landscape EP

Xhin - Projection

Xhin - Dark Tiled Landscape

Xhin - Hunters

Xhin - A Different Angle

release date (vinyl & digital): 3rd of June.

Next stop: Berlin.

Rødhåd is one of the city’s most promising and talked about new artists of the last year. With only 2 EP’s on Dystopian (the label he helms with friends) & 1 remix on Semantica, that’s quite an achievement.

‘Spomeniks EP’ is his first release outside of Dystopian but preserves his deep & melancholic yet powerful style.

Apart from a rising producer & prolific dj, Rødhåd is a very down to earth guy with a strong vision and an open mind.

Definitely a match with anything Token stands for.

TRACKLIST
A1. Buzludzha
A2. Energomash
B. Spomeniks

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords


Spomeniks EP

Rødhåd - Spomeniks

Rødhåd - Energomash

Release date (vinyl & digital): 24th of June

Ø [Phase] returns.

Reasons for the small break since last year’s seminal ‘Behind The Sun / The Chasedown’? A lot of remix work – which will see the light of day in the following months - and more importantly: finishing his long awaited debut album. The LP is called ‘Frames Of Reference’ and will be released this autumn. The 2 tracks on this single – a double a-side - are both featured on the album and should give you a taste of what flavours to expect.

‘On The Edge’ & ‘Perplexed’ complement each other perfectly. The first is a raw peak time cut, while the latter is a more atmospheric & hypnotic piece for the afterhours.
Both pieces bring display strong & intense techno with an incredible sense for depth & detail. Few seem to master these qualities like Ø [Phase] does.

TRACKLIST
A. Ø Phase - On The Edge
AA. Ø Phase - Perplexed

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords 

Frames Of Reference

Ø [Phase] - On The Edge

Ø [Phase] - Perplexed

Release date (vinyl & digital): 8th of July

After deeper excursions on January’s grand ‘Cathedral’, Inigo now strikes back with a monumental new 2 tracker.
Both tracks emerged from the same studio session and definitely complement each other.
While the pounding drums are omnipresent on this release, ‘Emitter’ leaves us euphoric, while ‘Collector’ is less explosive, more persistent.

I.K. at his best.

TRACKLIST
A. Emitter
B. Collector

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Daniel Snutsch